Each year The Dawson English Journal publishes student academic work in our online journal and in a beautiful, illustrated volume.
Your students can submit eligible work for consideration by the editorial committee at: www.dawsonenglishjournal.ca Follow the instructions on the How to Submit Your Writing page. (All names and identifying information will be removed before the editors see the work.)
Submission Deadline: December 26, 2025
Students and teachers in the Social Change and Solidarity profile will be traveling on a solidarity delegation to Cuba this December. With the current fuel crisis and the enduring U.S. embargo, Cubans are facing a critical shortage of essential resources, especially in healthcare. Students and faculty are raising funds to bring much-needed medications through Health Partners International of Canada (HPIC). Pictured: Social Change and Solidarity students going to Cuba this holiday break.
Visit the link to make a donation and help bring essential medicine to Cuba.
Below is an interview with Felix Fuchs (English), facilitator of “ContEd with Care: Feedback Tools for Stress-Free Student Success,” a Faculty Learning Community taking place over the 2025-26 year at Dawson College. This community currently has space open for more participants. If you’re interested in joining, or would like more information, please contact Felix at…
Help us recruit student editors. The Dawson English Journal is currently looking for student editors to join its team as it prepares its 16th edition. The Dawson English Journal publishes the best writing by Dawson students written for their courses in English and related fields. It is a student-run enterprise: getting involved is a great way to meet new people, strengthen one's writing and editing skills, and add good experience to one's résumé. Students interested in becoming editors should contact the journal at: englishjournal@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
More than five years after the Mexico–Canada Sustainable Campuses Initiative wrapped up in 2019, its impact and friendships continue to thrive. In June, Dawson College faculty member Gisela Frias (Geography) and Chris Adam (retired Head of Sustainability) traveled to Mexico to represent Dawson at the 5th Binational Forum on Institutional Memory and Sustainability: Seeds of Yesterday, Fruits of Tomorrow. Both played central roles in the original initiative, which fostered international collaboration on sustainability in higher education.
Visit the link for the homepage news story.
The Office of Academic Development congratulates the faculty of 3D Animation & Computer Generated Imagery and Administration & Management Technology on the launch of their newly revised programs this fall.
Over the past year, faculty have dedicated their time, expertise, and creativity into developing courses that are relevant, engaging, and well-aligned with program goals. We extend special thanks to the course design leads, whose leadership in analyzing competencies, crafting clear learning outcomes, developing comprehensive course design documents, and guiding their departments through a collaborative design process has been exemplary. Their dedication and hard work have been pivotal in ensuring the successful launch of these new programs.
Thank you for your outstanding contributions to the design of your new program’s courses:
Last May, the Medical Ultrasound Department celebrated the end of the semester with a BBQ for our first and second-year students. A bursary was also granted by our professional order, the OTIMROEPMQ. The Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie (OTIMROEPMQ) established this bursary in 2023 and grants a scholarship to…
This summer, Dawson’s renowned Research in Neuroscience Program marked its 10th anniversary with a lively celebration on Aug. 7. Coordinators Hélène Nadeau (Faculty, Physics) and Sylvia Cox (Faculty, Psychology) welcomed current interns and alumni for an afternoon of reflection, inspiration, and connection.
Read about the impact of the program in the homepage news story.
Vernissage Season 2025 begins on May 21 with an exhibit by graduating students in the Illustration program and concludes on May 29 with the vernissage of graduating students in Interior Design.
Visit the link for all the dates and times for the Creative and Applied Arts programs' year-end shows.
Artwork by Illustration student Nicolas Gagnon-Fee.
The Women’s/Gender Studies Certificate banner, a brief history In the winter of 2012, Dawson faculty from diverse disciplines gathered to discuss the future of the “Women’s Studies” certificate. It was decided that the certificate would reorient its focus to address broader gender issues and aim to foster a deeper student involvement in community activities. The…
Last Modified: October 22, 2025
